Melaleuca squamea

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records3 284

Data sources7

Biological traits48

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Melaleuca squamea's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 284 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources48 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF3 284 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 24

01Narrative

Melaleuca squamea, commonly known as swamp honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to south eastern parts of Australia, especially Tasmania. It is an erect shrub growing in damp and swampy places with crowded leaves and many heads of pink to purple flowers in spring.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology18

Fruit length5.5 mm

Fruit width5 mm

Leaf length8 mm

Leaf length max12 mm

Leaf length min5 mm

Leaf mass per area110 g/m2

Leaf size9.4 mm²

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 9.4 mm² · AusTraits: 18.84 mm²

Leaf width3 mm

Leaf width max3 mm

Leaf width min1 mm

Petiole length0.125 cm

Plant height3 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 3 m · TRY: 2 m

Plant height max3 m

Seed length1.1 mm

Seed mass0.149 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.149 mg · AusTraits: 0.211 mg · GIFT: 0.14 mg

Seed mass max0.14 mg

Seed mass min0.14 mg

Seed width0.602 mm

Life cycle & reproduction11

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeself

Flowering timennnnnnnnyyyn

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years60 years

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 60 years · AusTraits: 42.5 years

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Reproductive maturity5 years

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite+monoecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelanceolate

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry7

Leaf c499 mg/g

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)872 mg/g

Leaf n9.64 mg/g

Leaf p0.461 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)9.05 mm²/mg

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Melaleuca squamea has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Melaleuca squamea carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 24 n = 12

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 241×CCDB · book-ipcn75-78

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Brighton 1976

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type3 284 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 337

Museum / vouchered931

Cultivated / captive16

Origin

Native433

Introduced3

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 856 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 232≤1 km 519≤10 km 264>10 km 31

2 046 georeferenced · 291 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 337

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy52% within 1 km

≤100 m 34≤1 km 400≤10 km 334>10 km 63

831 georeferenced · 100 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence931

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy75% within 1 km

≤1 km 3≤10 km 1

4 georeferenced · 12 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living16

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions17 of 21 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Hobart, AU	290
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	146
Adelaide, AU	138
Canberra, AU	132
Mount Annan, AU	109
QVMAGlocation not on record	34
Brisbane, AU	26
Armidale, AU	17
Parkville, AU	7
Kew, GB	4
Wollongong, AU	3
Batemans Bay, AU	3
Smithfield, AU	3
Stockholm, SE	2
Tampa, US	2
Wellington, NZ	1
MAlocation not on record	1
Palmerston, AU	1
Cambridge University Herbariumlocation not on record	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Fort Worth, US	1

21 institutions · 922 of 931 vouchered records shown · 9 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Melaleuca squamea

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology18

Life cycle & reproduction11

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry7

Other traits1

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type3 284 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions17 of 21 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type3 284 records